The creation of the Shame Orb came from a conversation between Jeph Jacques and Randy Milholland.[2]

In Strip 2197 the Shame Orb has "turned over a new leaf" and has become the Pride Orb. It reveals that Yelling Bird holds the world record for the longest sustained bout of cursing and has mastered all known human profanities as well of those of dolphins and bees. It also reveals that Sweet Tits defiled a 747 bathroom so badly that the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in international waters and she is now forbidden from leaving the country.